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EMT trainees test their work-force knowledge

Students enrolled in the Emergency Medical Technician training program at Sarasota County Technical Institute were put to the test in an evaluation exercise May 27, on the SCTI campus.

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  • June 3, 2010
Lion's Club awards $12,000 in scholarships

Now in its fourth year of providing college scholarships, the Sarasota Lions Club is giving up to $12,000 to three students from Sarasota high schools this year.

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  • June 3, 2010
Cops Corner

May 24 King of the urban jungle 5:30 p.m. - 600 block of Central Avenue. Theft. A furniture-store owner told police that someone stole two cast-iron lion's heads that were mounted to the front of his building. The heads were attached to metal brackets with silicone adhesive, and the brackets were mounted to the building. The lion's heads are valued at $1,500 each.

  • Sarasota
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  • June 3, 2010
Teen organizes fashion-show benefit for Moffitt

Mackenzie Johnson is currently in the process of planning a teen fashion show, "Cause on the Catwalk," at Saks Fifth Avenue to benefit the Moffitt Cancer Center.

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  • Loren Mayo
  • June 3, 2010
Youths to lead visually impaired on expedition

Two Sarasota Military Academy cadets will lead visually impaired teens on a two-week Grand Canyon expedition.

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  • Adam Hughes
  • June 3, 2010
Siesta Key home sells for $6.4 million

A home in Siesta Properties tops all real-estate transactions from May 3 to May 7.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 2, 2010
Where's Waldo? Mote has communication problem

The autonomous underwater vehicle will be replaced because it stopped communicating via satellite.

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  • Loren Mayo
  • June 2, 2010
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: Aqua Beachwear

In May, Aqua Beachwear expanded its brand to include a new location on Siesta Key.

  • Sarasota
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  • Robin Roy
  • June 2, 2010
Lions Club awards $12,000 in scholarships

Three Sarasota high school students who plan to study education receive $4,000 each.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Hartill
  • June 1, 2010
Mote tags whale sharks off of Sarasota

The rare visit could help researchers to study movement of whale sharks in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.

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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • June 1, 2010
RECIPE AND A RESERVATION: Mattison's City Grille

Mattison's City Grille owner and Executive Chef Paul Mattison shares an exclusive recipe with YourObserver.com readers.

  • Sarasota
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  • Robin Roy
  • June 1, 2010
Checkpoints net 10 DUI arrests

The operations were set up just off Siesta Key. One of the drivers arrested had three previous DUI arrests.

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  • Observer Staff
  • June 1, 2010
Sheriff's checkpoints net 10 DUI arrests

Sheriff's checkpoints net 10 DUI arrests

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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • May 28, 2010
WEEKEND BEST BET: Memorial Weekend Luau

Join Sarasota County lifeguards this Sunday for a luau party at Gilligan's and LeLu Coffee Lounge on Siesta Key.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Robin Roy
  • May 28, 2010
Knife attacker threatens police

When witnesses intervene in a fight between a man and his ex-girlfriend, the man swings a knife at them, cutting a woman in the chest.

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